Department
 

BSD PAT - Schreiber Lab

About the Department
 

Hans Schreiber's lab uses a mouse model to study T cell-mediated immunotherapy in progressively growing tumors. The lab focuses on the combined effects of CD4 and CD8 T cells and has contributed to a number of important discoveries in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The lab uses a combination of in vivo and in vitro experiments and has developed several imaging methodologies to inform findings everywhere from the molecular through tissue-level. This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Job Summary
 

The Research Technologist will be working under supervision of a postdoc and the principal investigator to support and assist with the daily technical and project associated duties. The laboratory does basic, pre-clinical as well as clinical research. They should be a proactive participant member of the team and interested in research investigating molecular and immunologic aspects of cancer.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of basic molecular biology techniques, molecular cloning, and PCR design.

• Basic knowledge of cell biology, genetics and immunology.

• Culture work.

• Maintenance of an animal colony (small rodents, mainly mice) including breeding and genotyping.

• Maintenance of a liquid nitrogen cell bank and managing lab supplies and reagents.

• Eager to understand and support the ongoing research projects as well as exploring related literature, participation and presentations in lab meetings, research seminars and training possibilities.

• Help to keep the lab up-to-date with all mandatory requirements/protocols.

• Train and collaborate with incoming graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and visiting researchers.

• Interact productively with other faculty inside and outside the University.

• Ability to perform data base searches and data entry as well as the use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.

• Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.

• Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.

• Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support. Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in molecular/cell biology or related field.

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience in a research environment.

• Ability to write up (detailed design) and execute experiments discussed with the principle investigator.

?Preferred Competencies

• An excellent knowledge of spoken and written English.

• Excellent quantitative skills are also needed.

• Ability to understand the ongoing research projects and related literature, participation in journal clubs and research seminars and training.

• Ability to guide, motivate and encourage incoming graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and visiting researchers, and to interact productively with other faculty inside and outside the University.

• Ability to work as a positive team member.

• Proficiency in computers, particularly data base search and data entry.

• Ability to be a proactive participant/team member dedicated to research exploring the molecular biology and immunology of cancer.

• Ability to be highly flexible with work hours, and quickly adapt to new projects.

Working Conditions

• Lab Environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Research

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

40

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

Yes

Health Screen Required
 

Yes

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

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